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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Juergen Bruegl, Munich, DE;
Matthias Franz, Groebenzell, DE;
Michael Hellmuth, Bad Staffelstein, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0881 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating an assistance system in a motor vehicle detects at least one odor profile using a respective odor sensor. The at least one odor profile is defined by concentrations of at least two odorous substances. The method carries out one or more assistance functions depending on the detected at least one odor profile.